Chapter Twenty-One: Pepe Kelly
"Pepper?"
Stark Industries Headquarters, Tony looked at the empty office suspiciously, he had searched for all the places where Poz might appear, but still found nothing, if it wasn't for Pepe's never skipping work, he would definitely suspect that Pepe was not at the headquarters.
"Jarvis, help me check Pepper's itinerary!"
"Sir, I think you need to take a look at the news." Jarvis projected today's news in front of Tony, warning in bold letters: Riots in eastern New York, seventeen killed! "Miss Potts could be here!" A blurry shot appears on the screen, and Pepper's figure flashes from the top of the screen, and although it is blurry, Tony still recognizes his girlfriend at a glance.
"Hell, what did she run there for?" Tony muttered to himself helplessly, completely unaware of the difference in his girlfriend.
Although it is still Pepper's beautiful face, it is different from the soft and cunning when he gets along with Tony, this time Pepe's expression is cold and stiff, and he has a somewhat sharp and decisive temperament, which is diametrically opposed to Pepper's smiling politeness in daily life, and looks extremely stubborn and resilient. She took off her professional attire, and she was wearing a smart leather suit, which flashed on the camera.
"Oh my God! Kylie, you're really out! An ordinary lady's sedan stopped at Pepper's feet, and Parvati, who looked excited, said excitedly: "Unbelievable, is the former heroine going to reappear again?" Didn't you decide to be a good girl by Tony's side? I thought we'd never see the day we'd join forces to fight the villains again! β
Pepper closed the car door, turned his head and said in annoyance, "You think I want to!" You know, being a hero has never been my dream, and if the fight against crime is done by superheroes, then why do you need the police? Stable order trumps the best superheroes. But damn Tom is here again, the grass for the Wellington Group! β
"I know......" Parvati said to Pepper with an expression of my understanding, "it's all Tom's fault!" You graduated and joined Stark Group and became Tony's secretary. I can't imagine how you tolerate him? His flowery heart, his narcissism, and his love for the superhero profession, oh my! Iron Man has become his official identity, and you are helping him manage the Stark Group! Tom is more reliable than him, he's been chasing you for a long time......"
Without waiting for Pepper to refute her. He made a zipper gesture on his mouth, "I know, don't mention this!" β
Pepper, no, now it is Kelly who weakly lowered her right hand and pointed at her, "From the moment he announced my identity, forced me to be incognito, and was also on the S.H.I.E.L.D. blacklist, I and he were incompatible." β
"I found Tom's trail. Today's attack in East New York, he deliberately shook in front of the camera, this is to warn me - I have found you! Damn it! Can't S.H.I.E.L.D. be optimistic about him? I searched the Internet and he is now a lawyer and a part-time priest in a community church...... I can't believe it, they say he's religious......"
Parvati nodded desperately, "I know...... But you have no idea how much I'm looking forward to this day! Every time they mention you, I want to say: her little pepper, my friend is Kelly. The coolest heroine of all time, codenamed Shero! And not Tony. Stark's dandy's vase girlfriend ......"
"Tony, he'......," Kelly wanted to continue. But she didn't know what to say next, "Okay! He's a playboy. β
"Then dump him!" Parvati slammed the steering wheel: "Every time he changes women around him, I want to hack into his hard drive and play his little video on the computer at Stark Industries' headquarters, but unfortunately there is that Jarvis." β
"Parvatiβ" Kelly reluctantly held her forehead and tried to distract her. I checked the recent information and found out that Tom is related to overseas energy groups, and he seems to have been staying in Saudi Arabia. In recent weeks, the situation in the Middle East has been turbulent, NATO has suffered a crushing defeat in the hands of IS, and ISIS has occupied Saudi Arabia...... Definitely has something to do with it! β
"Yes! The entire royal family was half killed. Wellington Group is now the most active energy group in the Middle East, and after you destroyed their biopharmaceutical division, they almost didn't slow down, and Wellington Sr. almost committed suicide for it. β
"After getting your message, I entered the server at the headquarters in Wellington, Tom is not in Saudi Arabia at all, his IP has been in Iraq, and he is not working with an energy group, but ISIS. Italy welcomes the Pope, ISIS unifies the Middle East, Thailand declares war on Indonesia, Pakistan declares war on India, and 'jihad' is everywhere in the past few days! β
The car stopped in front of a nondescript building, and Parvati had opened a white glass terminal inscribed with the letters Shero and pushed up to push up the holographic projection of the building. "I didn't find much information, only some of the design drawings for the record...... Hey! I regret it a little, let your boyfriend come! Isn't that what men do? And it seems he's still enjoying it. β
Kelly remembered these things with only one look, and then waved her hand to disrupt the projection, "It's my business, give me the surveillance ...... of this building" This is the voice control of the terminal, and soon, a serious and handsome young man with a sinking charm in his eyes appeared on the window.
"Tom!"
"Kelly, meet again! I don't know where you are, but as soon as Parvati intrudes into the surveillance here, it will be transferred to me...... It's a global live broadcast, and at this moment, there are eight satellites relaying the signal playing this video. I'm sorry to get you involved, but without your testimony, my victory would be meaningless. β
Tom stood up from his chair and the camera shifted to his side, following his gaze to scan the city, only to realize that Tom was standing on the Empire State Building, and behind him was a symbol that was very familiar to all New Yorkers - Skynet.
"IMHO, most people in this world are garbage! They do nothing, they live a waste of resources, human beings as a whole have lost the motivation to evolve, the dull people live in the world, and we and other geniuses have to be mixed in. This garbage is just consuming the future of humanity. β
"Really creative, outstanding leaders, but have to share resources with this garbage! They think they are irreplaceable, that they provide for us. But is that really the case? β
Tom sneered and let go of his body, exposing what was behind him to the camera, it was a delicate cube, and a palm-sized model of the same appearance was held in Tom's hand: "The progress of technology is beyond your imagination, and repetitive, uncreative work can already be replaced, which means that ninety percent of the population is just ...... wasted resources meaninglessly"
The cube unfolded at the top of the building, and in different parts of the world, there was one such cube unfolding in a prosperous area, and countless intricate robots slipped down from the cube and assembled into an amplified energy emission device, which was attached to the crystal pillar at the core of the cube, "So the Creator sent down the disaster!" β
"If the trials and trials of mankind cannot be passed, then perish! The Spectral Core will bring the radiation of the Beacon Tower to the world. Do you know what spectral energy is? Tom asked with a smile.
The video was heard with the exclamation of the crowd, the surrounding high-rise buildings shattered like building blocks, hundreds of tons of concrete were thrown into the air, and the ground cracked into a huge opening, like a mass of solidified gelatin, which was broken into small pieces, and everything on the ground was stirred together.
Tom was at the top of the building, laughing maniacally, "This is ghosting. That's power, Kylie. β
"You don't know anything about true power, trash! Natural selection, survival of the fittest, in the past man conquered nature, conquered this test, and now the real test has come, the Creator has come! Or, as in the case of nature, conquer the Creator, or, like other animals, die a large mass of garbage and adapt to the Creator's choice. β
"Remember, everybody, this is a gift from the Creator!"
"Three hours later, the first spectral energy tide erupted, and according to calculations, more than five million people around the world will awaken their spectral energy, and they are like sharks mixed in with a school of sardines, making the world really move, screening out the truly suitable humans, and surviving."
Tom smiled coldly at the camera and disappeared into the crystal pillar.
"Did S.H.I.E.L.D. intercept the signal?" Kelly frowned.
"Most of them were stopped, and very few people had the opportunity to see the video." Parvati looked up and said, "Something is wrong, what the hell is Tom trying to do?" There is no point in him doing this! (To be continued......)
PS: I recommend "Dominating Hollywood", my favorite entertainment article, and it is also the source of Kylie's prototype.